In his growing beer business, Constellation Brands Inc. CFO Robert Ryder says managing swings in foreign currencies and commodity prices have become a bigger part of the job. He spoke with CFO Journal’s Emily Chasan about setting up a new hedging program and explaining it to investors.

However, the SEC said it has worked with other government agencies to reduce the accounting impact. The change is “now possible because of key tax guidance that the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have advised us they will release later today,” SEC Chair Mary Jo White said at an open meeting on Wednesday.

The global economy is improving and executives are more confident, but finance chiefs that have been scarred by the last few years are managing their cash more conservatively, according to a new survey by the Association for Financial Professionals.